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IDSA Recommendations for empirical antimicrobial therapy for purulent meningitis based on patient age and specific predisposing
IDSA Recommendations ... condition #IDSA ... #Meningitis #Antibiotics ... #Coverage #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #Management
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Suggested Empiric ... Staphylococcus aureus Coverage ... /Gram-Negative Coverage ... Are Appropriate #Management ... #Antibiotics #VAP
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Coverage of common ... antibiotics used ... hospital For empiric ... ampicillin #management ... infectiousdisease #antibiotics
Spectrum of activity for systemic antifungal agents
Antifungals: 5FC, flucytosine; AMB, amphotericin B; ANI, anidulafungin; CAS, caspofungin;
fluconazole; ISA ... Candida albicans ... , Candida krusei ... #antibiogram #management ... pharmacology #spectrum #coverage
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup and Management ... - IDSA Guidelines ... 1) Antibiotics ... • Empiric: Echinocandins ... #candida #candidiasis
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
Diagnosis and Management ... Broad-spectrum coverage ... SBP: Medical Management ... - 2 days after empirical ... antibiotic therapy
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Neutropenic Fever - Reassess after 2-4 days of empirical antibiotic
IDSA Algorithm for ... the Management ... after 2-4 days of empirical ... antibiotic therapy ... #Algorithm #Management
IDSA Algorithm for Neutropenic Fever - Initial Management, Subsequent Management and Prolonged Fever
Figure 1. Initial management
IDSA Algorithm for ... after 2-4 days of empirical ... antibiotic therapy ... after 4 days of empirical ... antibiotics LOW
IDSA - Antimicrobial Regimens for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Children
Initial empirical therapy
 • Amoxicillin-clavulanate (45 mg/kg/day
IDSA - Antimicrobial ... Children Initial empirical ... bid) Risk for antibiotic ... Rhinosinusitis #IDSA ... peds #pediatrics #management
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Diagnosis and Management ... RESPIRATORY 96.1% • Empiric ... antibiotic therapy ... MRSA: Add MRSA coverage ... Aeruginosa: Add coverage